Sandy A Salicco – Identification & Management of a Crisis: Critical Care Skills Every Nurse Must Know

Description

Mrs. Kelp is admitted to your floor with pneumonia and an exacerbation of COPD. Twenty minutes after admission, she develops worsening dyspnea and hypotension.
Sandy A Salicco – Identification & Management of a Crisis: Critical Care Skills Every Nurse Must Know
Are you prepared to manage her unstable condition?
Do you know what respiratory measures are necessary?
Do you know the best way to manage her hypotension?
The patients in our hospitals are sicker than ever before. It is not uncommon to find patients on regular medical floors with central lines, chest tubes, pacemakers and AICDs. Some nursing homes are accepting patients on ventilators, and patients are now being sent home on vasoactive drips such as dobutamine. Even though acuity levels are higher, you are still caring for many patients and don’t have the luxury of frequent, comprehensive assessments. Therefore, it is important to be able to rapidly assess and implement appropriate interventions. Attend this seminar to sharpen your skills and leave prepared to identify and manage your next patient emergency!

Handouts
Webcast Manual (5.42 MB) 95 Pages Available after Purchase

Outline
IDENTIFYING THE RED FLAGS

Critical Thinking During a Crisis
Rapid Assessment Techniques
ABCD in Less Than 10 Seconds
Critical Questions to Ask Your Patient

CARDIOVASCULAR
Prevention, Presentation, Action for: “I’m Having Chest Pain”

Recognizing Arrhythmias

Stable, Unstable and Lethal

12-Lead EKG: Just the Down and Dirty

Utilizing a Systematic Approach
Patterns of Ischemia, Injury & Infarct

Acute Myocardial Infarction: STEMI/NSTEMI

Key Assessments & Interventions
tPA Guidelines
Cath Lab Intervention

Heart Failure

Recent Advances in Care
Medication Management
Fluid Restriction

RESPIRATORY
Prevention, Presentation, Action for: “I Can’t Breathe”

Assessment & Intervention

Anxiety vs. Respiratory Symptoms
The Patient Who Needs Assistance

O2, CPAP, BiPAP

Indications for Intubation
Positive Pressure Ventilation

Respiratory Syndromes

Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Chest Tube Management

COPD

Presentation: Why the Pursed Lips & Barrel Chest
PROACTIVE not Reactive Interventions

Respiratory Failure

Ventilator Settings Every Nurse Must Know

NEUROLOGICAL
Prevention, Presentation and Action for: “My Head Hurts!”

Elevated Intracranial Pressure

Clues When you Don’t have a Monitor

Ischemic vs. Hemorrhagic Stroke

Inclusion/Exclusion for tPA
Essential Assessments post-tPA

MANAGING THE DECOMPENSATING PATIENT
Prevention, Presentation and Action for: “The Crashing Patient”

Anaphylaxis
Sepsis
Shock
Considerations for Transport
Activating the Rapid Response Team